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tarpaulin

English

Etymology

From tar + pall (“heavy canvas”) + -ing.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /t??p??.l?n/
(US) IPA^(key): /?t???p?l?n/, /t???p?.l?n/
Rhymes: -??l?n

Noun

tarpaulin (countable and uncountable, plural tarpaulins)

(countable) A tarp, a heavy, waterproof sheet of material, often cloth, used as a cover or blanket.
Throw a tarpaulin over that woodpile before it gets wet.
(countable, slang, archaic) A sailor.
Synonym: tar
(uncountable, obsolete) Any heavy, waterproof material used as a cover.
(uncountable, nautical, obsolete) Canvas waterproofed with tar, used as a cover.
A hat made of, or covered with, painted or tarred cloth, worn by sailors and others.

Verb

tarpaulin (third-person singular simple present tarpaulins, present participle tarpaulining, simple past and past participle tarpaulined)

To cover with a tarpaulin.

Usage notes

In the US, tarp has been more common than tarpaulin in print since about 1990. In speech since at least 1970.

Derived terms

tarp

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